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In response to "Are we pretending that urban areas voting democrat and rural areas voting republican isn't the standard? -- nm" by Ender

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Posted by David (aka David) Nov 13 '12, 12:03

"Several people pointed out that Mr. Romney and Mr. Ryan also lost some largely rural states with few minorities, like New Hampshire and Iowa. Those losses cannot be explained away by focusing on urban voters, they noted."

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The people trying to make this into a racial statement are deliberately misreading it. -- nm - Ender Nov 13, 12:08 3
- I can almost buy that. almost. - znufrii Nov 13, 12:14 1
  - And now you're deliberately misreading "we didn't lose on 'budget issues'" as "we lost because of identity politics" -- nm - Ender Nov 13, 12:20
- Yes, that's what the internet is a viking at. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:09
urban /= minority -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:08

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